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Calls for Papers and Contributions
International Conference on Development, Freedom and Welfare
What:	Cornell University and the Institute For Human Development are calling for papers for the International Conference on Development, Freedom and Welfare in honour of Professor Amartya Sen. Submissions are being sought from young researchers below the age of 40 years (preference will be given to younger researchers). The conference will be held in New Delhi between the 19 - 20 of December 2008. For further information about submissions ans the conference see the below link.
Deadline for submissions:	Friday, 19 December 2008
For more information:	http://amartyasenconference.net/call-4-paper.asp
Growth, (Sustainable) Development, and Beyond Conference
What:	The Institute for Political Science, Westphalian Wilhelms University, Scharnhorststr is currently calling for proposal papers in relation to its upcoming conference on Growth and Sustainable Development. The conference will explore questions such as; What is the difference between growth, development and sustainable development in political and scientific debates? The conference is to take place in Münster, Germany, November 27-28, 2008. See the below link for more information.
Deadline for submissions:	Wednesday, 26 November 2008
For more information:	http://www.eldis.org/go/events-and-announcements&id=36922&type=Item
International Conference on Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa
What:	The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is organizing an International Conference on Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Economic Development in Africa as part of its 20th Anniversary Activities and has issued a call for papers. It is calling for papers on: Climate Change and Economic Development, and; Natural Resource Management and Economic Development. The Conference itself is scheduled for September 15-17 in Nairobi. For further details see the below link.
Deadline for submissions:	Monday, 15 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.research4development.info/news.asp?articleID=50247
Just Change - "Access to Health" Call for Contributions
What:	The January 2009 issue of Dev-Zone's magazine Just Change will focus on Access to Health. The editors Elena Wrelton and Alice Beban-France invite students, academics and practitioners with a research or practical interest in this topic to contribute. Abstract deadline is 31 October 2008 and article deadline is 21 November 2008. See attached document or email justchange@dev-zone.org for more information.
Deadline for submissions:	Friday, 31 October 2008
For more information:	http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/Call%20for%20Contributions%20Health.doc
Special issue of Buisness Strategy and the Environment
What:	Business Strategy and the Environment is making a call for papers for a special issue of Business Strategy and the Environment. The special topic is; Trade-Offs in Corporate Sustainability. Please see the below link for more information.
Deadline for submissions:	Monday, 15 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.seabus-research.net/specialissue/bse/index.html
Conferences and Workshops
2008 COMMACT International conference
What:	The COMMACT will hold a conference on “Advancing People-Centred Development: Constructing sustainable alternatives from the Grass Roots” between 28-30 October2008. The COMMACT supports people-centred development organisations and projects in countries around the world. Their activities are diverse and provide, for example, education and skills, economic independence, housing, health, and family support. For further information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 27 October 2008
For more information:	http://tinyurl.com/5mx3j7
7th Global Conference on Human Development
What:	On 17-21 November 2008, the Institute of Cultural Affairs International, along with global partners including UNDP Poverty Practice and CIVICUS, will host the 7th quadrennial Global Conference on Human Development to be held in Takayama, Japan . The conference will bring together development practitioners, community leaders, policy innovators, government, the private sector, and world-class facilitators. Participants will explore our most pressing human development challenges - from poverty to disease to ecological sustainability - and identify new solutions and design new approaches to resolving them. Through a unique participatory process, the conference will empower participants to share their knowledge and experience and directly participate in creating strategies to achieve improved human development outcomes. More information and conference registration is available online at www.japan2008.org.
Registration Deadline:	Friday, 21 November 2008
For more information:	http://www.japan2008.org
Disability, Disadvantage and Development in the Pacific & Asia
What:	Held at Visions Theatre, the National Museum of Australia, Canberra from September 29-30, 2008 this conference aims to be an in-depth, multidisciplinary exploration of the inter-relationship between disability, disadvantage and development - a relationship that until recently has not been well recognized in development research, policy or practice. The conference will provide first hand information on the situation of people with disabilities in the Pacific and Asia region including their access to services, their ability to access information and their opportunities for development. It will review the work of the global, regional and local organizations working with people with disabilities and the strategies and actions needed to ensure equal access to social and economic development of all. The conference will bring together people with disabilities, disability practitioners, development workers, representatives of disabled people’s organizations, policy makers, aid donors, academics and government and non government organizations in the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asian countries, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. For more information click on the link below (to a PDF file).
Registration Deadline:	Sunday, 28 September 2008
For more information:	http://tinyurl.com/655klb
Measuring Effectiveness Conference 2008
What:	World Vision and ANU are currently making preparations for the third annual Measuring Effectiveness conference. The conference will explore the themes of 'Participation, Empowerment and Downward Accountability' and will again be held in Melbourne, at the Angliss Conference Centre, on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 September. For further information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Thursday, 25 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.worldvision.com.au/learn/conferences/me/index.asp
People-based Organisations: what organisational psychology can contribute to aid and development
What:	This workshop is run by Massey University's Centre for Psychology. The Workshop will explore a selection of relatively robust process skills/techniques for tackling ‘How’ we describe, select, train and evaluate those who work in the development field. The workshop is designed for managers and team leaders from organisations working in areas like community development, poverty alleviation and human services. The workshop is also suitable for I/O and HR practitioners who are consulting in these areas, or who wish to do so in the future; and for postgraduate students who would like build their human factors knowledge in a socially responsive field of practice. The workshop will take place on 27 September 2008 at the Massey University Albany Village, Auckland. See the below link for further details.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 8 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/registration%20form-2.doc
Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance
What:	The Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UN/ISDR) are holding the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance. The Congress will discuss the role of women in the discourse/debate on climate change and disaster risk reduction, both of which are global mainstream issues that are currently impacting the entire world.The Congress will be held between 19-22 of October, 2008 at the Dusit Thani Hotel, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Registration Deadline:	Sunday, 19 October 2008
For more information:	http://www.capwip.org/3rdglobalcongress.htm
Courses and Training
AIHI Training course - Disability in Developing Countries
What:	This Australian International Health Institute training course will focus on introducing students to the major issues surounding disability in resource poor settings. Some topics that will be covered include; disability definitions; causes and prevalence of common diseases; skills for working with major impairment groups; and project management issues related to disability programmes and more. The course will run from the 22 - 26 September 2008 and be held in Melbourne. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Wednesday, 3 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.aihi.unimelb.edu.au/education.html
CID Training Programme 2008
What:	The Council Of International Development (New Zealand) has a comprehensive schedule of trainings coming up for member NGOs. The 2008 CID training programme is available at the link below.
Registration Deadline:	Thursday, 1 January 2009
For more information:	http://www.cid.org.nz/training/CID_programme_2008.pdf
Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
What:	This International Institute of Rural Reconstruction course offers a new approach in integrating technologies and participatory strategies within the natural landscape or "watershed" for sustainable resource use, conservation and protection. The course is designed for planners and field staff working with government and non-government organizations in the areas of food security,sustainable agriculture,water resources and natural ,resources management in rural areas. The course aims to share concepts and strategies for planning,implementing,monitoring and evaluating natural resource management projects in partnership with local communities using the watershed as a unit of analysis, planning and action. The course will run from 10-28 November 2008 and be help in the Philippines. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 10 November 2008
For more information:	http://www.iirr.org/intlcourses.htm#p4
Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills
What:	The annual IHRN training programme "Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills" explores the principles underpinning effective human rights fieldwork, enhance the skills of participants needed to carry this out safely before/during/after armed conflict, ensure that human rights fieldwork is relevant, effective, sustainable, participatory and accountable, raise participants' self-awareness of skills required to undertake international human rights fieldwork. The training programme is intended for development and humanitarian aid workers, civilian/military peace-keepers, NGO and IGO field staff and will explore: - The evolution of international human rights law & mechanisms relevant to human rights fieldwork - The full cycle of human rights monitoring from information gathering to stimulating sustainable change in conflict/post-conflict environments - Case studies for monitoring the full spectrum of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights - Interviewing and reporting techniques - Applying development programming techniques to human rights fieldwork - Working with field partners, co-operating and building relationships - Personal preparedness including, safety/security, stress/trauma etc - Simulation of core field challenges, such as inter-cultural sensitivities, teamwork, leadership etc. The programme will be held at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth between 26 October - 2 November 2008. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Wednesday, 31 December 2008
For more information:	http://www.ihrnetwork.org/200709-programmes_203.htm
International Management Programme
What:	The Management Centre and the People In Aid have developed an International Management Programme specifically for INGOS. The programme seeks to help INGOS develop highly creative, flexible and effective management. The Programme will be run in Bangkok between the 19-24 October. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Saturday, 18 October 2008
For more information:	http://www.peopleinaid.org/events/default.aspx
Justice Sector Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches
What:	The aim of this IHRN training programme is to enhance skills of participants in applying Human Rights Based Approaches to Justice Sector Reform. It will facilitate the development of knowledge and skills regarding: - legal principles, policies and practice underpinning human rights based approaches to justice sector reform - inter-linkages between sector actors (law enforcement, judicial, corrections, etc) - relationship between the justice sector and related terms such as 'security sector', 'rule of law', 'good governance' - Human Rights Based needs assessment, programme design, implementation, as well as mentoring, monitoring & evaluation - Programming tools and checklists (including Human Rights Based benchmarks and indicators of change) - Case studies from national contexts as well as international field missions (including conflict and post-conflict) The programme will use a variety of facilitation techniques including presentations by guest specialists, small group work and role-plays, case studies, etc, and is aimed at justice sector professionals in developing and industrialised countries, as well as international field missions: state, non-state and international civil servants (UN agencies, EC, etc); as well as policy advisors, project managers and consultants. The programme will be held at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland between 22 - 26 June 2009. For more informations see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Friday, 1 May 2009
For more information:	http://www.ihrnetwork.org/200709-programmes_203.htm
Participation in Local Governance
What:	This IIRR two-week special study program will provide the participants with an opportunity to observe development field experiences and enter into a learning discourse with seasoned development managers and practitioners from the Government Organizations (GOs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and other relevant entities in the field of democratic local governance intertwined with civil society participation. It will focus on the examination of the accomplishments, challenges and lessons in the experiences of participatory governance in the Philippines in the context of decentralization and civil society participation. The course will run from 13-24 October 2008 and be held in the Philippines. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 13 October 2008
For more information:	http://www.iirr.org/intlcourses.htm#sp
Participatory Action Research for Rural Development
What:	This IIRR course is geared specifically for decision-makers working on rural development. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect upon and share experiences in rural development, explore principles of participatory action research (PAR), and experiment with a range of tools for examining multiple perspectives relevant to rural development with stakeholders in the field. The course will run from 8 - 26 September 2008 and be held in the Philippines. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 8 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.iirr.org/intlcourses.htm#p3
Second Intensive Course on Health, Development and Human Rights
What:	This Course will be Directed by Professor Daniel Tarantola, Professor of Health and Human Rights at the University of New South Wales. The course seks to; 1) Define underlying principles and prominent approaches applied to each of the fields of health, development and human rights; 2) Describe the reciprocal interaction between health, development and human rights and how these linkages can be analysed and applied in practice in one or more selected areas pertinent to participants interests; 3) Illustrate how international mechanisms and procedures can be applied to health, development and human rights and how they can be accessed; 4) Identify key actions and research that is needed to further the synergy between health, development and human rights. The course will be held on 8 December in Sydney Australia. For more information see the below link.
Registration Deadline:	Monday, 8 December 2008
For more information:	http://www.comminit.com/en/node/270888
Scholarships and Grants
NZAID Postgraduate Field Research Awards
What:	NZAID is pleased to confirm that about eight awards will be available in 2008/2009 to assist Masters or Doctoral students meet a proportion of the travel expenses and related costs involved in carrying out field research in developing countries. The awards are only available to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents that are undertaking research as part of the requirements of a New Zealand-based Masters Degree or Doctorate in a field related to international development. Normally the planned duration of field research should be at least four weeks and it should be undertaken some time within the period December 2008 to November 2009. Each award will be for a maximum of $5,000 for Doctoral students and $3,500 for Masters students. This is a contestable fund with successful applicants being selected by a panel of assessors. Applications close 1pm, Friday 28 November 2008.
Application Deadline:	Friday, 28 November 2008
For more information:	http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/scholarships/pfra-application-guidelines.html
Australian Development Research Awards - 2008 Funding Round
What:	AusAID would like to announce a call for the submission of Applications for the 2008 Funding Round for the Australian Development Research Awards. The 2008 Funding Round will award funding for research in nine theme areas; Development Effectiveness, Disability, Economics, Education, Environment, Food Security, Gender, Governance and State Building and, Health. This round is also open for proposals submitted by Australian and international research organisations and institutions. For more information see the below link.
Application Deadline:	Friday, 29 August 2008
For more information:	http://www.ausaid.gov.au/research/awards.cfm
Funding Programme - Canter Corporation
What:	The Department of International Relations of the Canter Corporation has announced the availability of fiscal year 2008 funds for grants and funding to contribute to the creation of sustainable communities by supporting community based organizations to overcome poverty, violence and injustice in their communities. For further application and eligibility information see the below link.
Application Deadline:	Saturday, 30 August 2008
For more information:	http://canter-corporation.com/grant.html
Human Rights Watch Fellowship
What:	Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship - Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch, this fellowship is open to graduates (at the Master's level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies. Other relevant disciplines may also be considered. For more information see the below link
Application Deadline:	Friday, 3 October 2008
For more information:	http://www.hrw.org/about/info/fellows.html
New Zealand Development Scholarships
What:	New Zealand's Agency for International Development (NZAID), offers two types of scholarship opportunities to people from selected developing countries who are interested in undertaking development related studies in New Zealand. Application closing dates vary depending on applicants' regional location. See the below link for more information.
Application Deadline:	Saturday, 30 August 2008
For more information:	http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/scholarships/nzds/
The Information Society Innovation Fund (ISIF) - Asia Pacific
What:	This ISIF grants program is aimed at stimulating creative solutions to ICT development needs in the Asia Pacific region, placing particular emphasis on the role of the Internet in social and economic development in the region, towards the effective development of the Information Society throughout. Grant applications and project proposals can come from Asia-Pacific-based public or private sector organisations, university or Research and Development (R&D) institutions, and non-government organisations. For further information on the fund, see the below link.
Application Deadline:	Monday, 1 September 2008
For more information:	http://isif.asia/groups/isif/
Other Events & Resources
CSR Asia Summit 2008
What:	The annual CSR Asia Summit has quickly emerged as the most anticipated corporate social responsibility (CSR) event in the calendar since its inception. Amidst a growing call for companies to engage with CSR initiatives in Asia, the event is poised to explore hot topics unique to the Asian context, which would bring new insights for businesses, governments, NGOs and other CSR practitioners. The Summit is targeted at global and Asian experts and practitioners in the fields of social, environmental and corporate governance issues. The Summit will be held 3-4 November, 2008 at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. For more information see the link below.
Closing Date:	Monday, 3 November 2008
For more information:	http://www.csr-asia.com/summit08/overview.php
Riverfestival's International Riversymposium 2008 - 'A Future of Extremes'
What:	The Riverfestival's 11th International Riversymposium has been confirmed as a preparatory Meeting for the 5th World Water Forum: Istanbul 2009. The Riversymposium will cover a variety of areas including; Climate change and rivers - building climate resilience into rivers; Drought management and planning - water management with drying dams; Floodplain rivers – flood mitigation and maintaining ecological values; Preparing our urban waterways; and Maintaining food production. The Riversymposium will be held 1-4 September 2008, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. For more information and registration see the below link.
Closing Date:	Monday, 1 September 2008
For more information:	http://www.riversymposium.com/index.php?page=Home